Graham, the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that will be responsible for advancing Barr's nomination in the upper chamber, made the comments after meeting with Barr inside his Senate office building.

Barr “has a very high opinion of Mr. Mueller and is committed to seeing Mr. Mueller complete his job,” Graham told reporters moments after the meeting.

Reports emerged Wednesday that Rosenstein, who has overseen the Russia probe since May 2017, is expected to leave the Justice Department within weeks, following the confirmation of Barr as attorney general.

Asked if he was concerned that Rosenstein plans to leave the DOJ upon Barr’s confirmation, Graham replied tersely “no.”

"Obviously since he's no longer been able to ... directly oversee this investigation, that is a problem unto itself. I understand he may feel it is time for him to move on, but any time we see some of these career public servants that have clearly done their duty absent of the politics of the moment, any time we see these folks leaving government raises a lot of concern because we wonder who is going to be there to say no when somebody has to say no. He was one of those people and if he's not there that increases our anxiety.”

A former intelligence officer said Friday that releasing prisoners guilty of terrorism-related charges like “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh to society poses a serious challenge for the United States.

President Trump is moving to require those who sponsor legal immigrants to the U.S. to pay for any public benefits they receive in a move meant to crack down on "welfare tourism," according to a Thursday presidential memorandum.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, in an exclusive interview with The Hill's Bob Cusack on Wednesday, defended his knowledge of government policy following a viral exchange in which he seemed to confuse a housing acronym with Oreo cookies.

Journalist Ryan Grim said in an interview that aired Wednesday that progressive Democratic presidential candidates are battling to stand out in the crowded primary field by unveiling a series of policy proposals.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is praising a county in Washington state for vowing to stop serving flights carrying immigrant detainees being deported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Progressive Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) acknowledged that President Trump’s 2016 election served as a “wake-up call” that rural Americans have been left out of the economic successes stemming from industries like tech.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said in an interview that aired Wednesday on “Rising” that Trump administration sanctions on companies like the Chinese telecom giant Huawei are reasonable, citing national security purposes.

Conservative operative and provocateur Roger Stone is considering suing the federal government to determine if he was the subject of an FBI surveillance effort on the Trump campaign, his attorney wrote in letters to U.S.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), in an exclusive interview with Hill.TV, broke with a growing number of progressive Democratic colleagues on whether it is time to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump.